Women's Soccer

Broncos Ranked Ninth in NSCAA Preseason Top 25

Aug 11, 2010

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Santa
Clara University's women's soccer team will enter the
2010 season ranked ninth in the nation according to the preseason poll released by the National Soccer
Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) on Tuesday.

The Broncos finished the 2009 season ranked tenth in the country
and advanced to the third round of the NCAA College Cup Tournament.
SCU returns 17 letterwinners and seven starters this season. They
will be led by Head Coach Jerry Smith, who has guided the Broncos
to ten College Cup Final Fours in his 24 years of coaching on the
Mission Campus. Team leaders Allie Vernon, Kendra Perry,
Bianca Henninger and Lindsey Johnson have been selected as
captains.

The West Coast Conference had two teams ranked in the top ten,
with the University of Portland being the other representative at
No. 5. The Broncos will face the Pilots at Buck Shaw Stadium on
Sunday, October 24. Santa Clara will also play five other
nationally ranked teams in 2010, including: California, Notre Dame,
UCLA, Stanford and BYU.

The Broncos kick off the 2010 season on Friday, August 20,
against San Diego State at 7 p.m. on their home field at Buck Shaw
Stadium. For tickets or more information call 408-554-4660.